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By Obsessed_Genie on Fri, 12/20/2024 - 22:52

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In the 4th edition of EE (pp. 72-73) it talks about FamilySearch record sets that have been indexed, and those that haven't (though I have found some that haven't been indexed, but do have a collection title). But it appears there is another type ... or is it just one of these two?

I'm trying to work out how to cite results that come from FamilySearch's full test search (accessed from www.familysearch.org/labs). The suggested citations are sometimes wrong (I found a record from Bodiham in the Diocese of Chichester in Sussex that it cited as being from "Chichester, New South Wales, Australia records") and very brief - only giving an ark address and date viewed.  Sometimes the "Group Data" tab on the right hand side has useful information, sometimes not. It does, however, appear to always have an image group number.

Is there any guidance to help me work out citations for these wonderful records?

Submitted byEEon Sat, 12/21/2024 - 09:07

Hello, Obsessed_Genie.

FamilySearch has numerous types of material, including

  • collections with titles that need to be cited
  • indexed records within its AI Lab that are not in titled collections
  • imaged record sets that are not indexed and are not in a titled collection
  • imaged books (published books, generally out of copyright)

Re your issues with a specific collection: the devil is always in the details, and we need specific details to help you. Would you take a stab at creating a citation for that record set, following whichever EE example you feel best fit? (EE's Chapter 8, Church Records, has a number of examples.) Then give us that draft and tell us which example you are following.

Re, the errors that you have noted, turn to EE's index and look up "errors, correcting." The pages cited there will demonstrate how to correct different types of errors.